Over 5 lakh govt school students to get mobile devices: Kanwar Pal
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More than five lakh secondary school students studying in Haryana government schools will be provided tablet devices during the next academic session.Replying to a question by Congress MLA Varun Chaudhary, during the question hour Haryana education minister Kanwar Pal said tablet devices with preloaded content along with personalised adaptive learning software and free internet data will be provided to over five lakh students in secondary classes of government schools. The proposal is likely to be materialised by May. The education minister said about ₹620 crore will be spent by the government to provide tablets to all students of Classes 10 to 12.He said digital material, e-books, test videos and material related to class-wise syllabus in government schools will be available on the tablets.“The director, mines safety, Ghaziabad which is the regulating authority to ensure safety in mines, restricted regular mining operations to nine different patches on January 25. In light of this order, the Bhiwani DC on January 30 withdrew his earlier orders and mining in Dadam resumed thereafter,” the minister told the House. Sharma said committees inquiring about the matter will also give a report on any illegal mining beyond the lease area was undertaken.The minister said taking suo motu notice of the incident, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) constituted an eight-member committee comprising nominees of the ministry of environment, forests and climate change, Central Pollution Control Board, the NDMA, and the Haryana State Pollution Control Board which will submit its report before the NGT. The matter will be taken up by the tribunal on April 5.